Kate Griffin

Kate Griffin serves as Director of Programs at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), with a focus on building a more inclusive financial system that results in financial security for all people in America. In that role, she has spearheaded an initiative supporting the creation and execution of a multi-sector National Financial Inclusion Strategy in the U.S. that moves from focusing on account and information access to measurable financial security outcomes for households. Most recently, she has led the launch of the National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention.

Kate has spent two decades working with financial services professionals to leverage technology to work better for low-income and marginalized people, both here in the US and in developing countries. She has led a social enterprise providing financial wellness benefits to workers, and was on the founding executive team of a start-up fintech, bringing the voice of underserved consumers into product design and delivery. She also led programming for savings, financial capability, higher education, and housing at Prosperity Now. She started her career in international microfinance working with CGAP and the Grameen Foundation. Kate holds degrees in international development from Kenyon College and American University.